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05 January, 2012

Vintage French Script Fruit

Now that the rush of the holidays is over, I am enjoying a more leisurely pace and getting back to some projects that I have had on the back burner for a while. And here is one of them…my vintage French script fruit! I have tons of faux fruit in my stash…some not quite so realistic and in need of a make-over. So I decided to découpage them much like I did my Country Living inspired pumpkins.

First, I spray-painted the fruit white to keep the darker colors from bleeding through. Next, I printed some vintage French advertisements that I found here and here at theGraphics Fairy! Karen is always so generous to share her wonderful finds with us! Then I cut the graphics into strips the length of the fruit.

I notched the strips in on each side to make them easier to handle and applied them with Mod Podge. You can find a few tips for découpagehere andhere. It requires a little skill and lots of patience.

And…taa daa…here they are! You will notice that I tried to preserve the integrity of the ads as much as possible, but that’s difficult to do after the first three or so strips. I also painted the stems black once I had finished.

Our co-host Baby Kitty seems somewhat unimpressed by my efforts. Perhaps next time I will try doing a mouse instead of fruit!

But as for me, I think I like them! They look right at home with my vintage book bundle, don’t you think? Total cost of the project…nothing!Free! I already had everything I needed! Now that’s my kind of project!

debbie- I am working on this same project right now. My paper was too heavy so I had to start over. I have a little different twist but I know yours look way better than mine! Thanks for the tutorial. Looks like I am starting over! xo, laura

Super cute! And what a great way to freshen up some of that old faux fruit we have laying around! Great idea and good tip with the notching of the paper so it won't look all wrinkley! You always have the best projects and you explain the procedures so well!

Hi Debbie, A great project to start the new year. I love the look and yes, I do think the fruit looks great with the vintage book bundle! You always make your tutorials easy peasy. Baby Kitty seems to be daydreaming today. Thanks, I plan to give this one an attempt….Hope you and yours have the best New Year.

Okay, that's it Debbie, I want to start coming over and hanging out with you on "project day"! I love this idea. I always watch for faux fruit while thrifting and have painted them and glittered them. Now I want to try my hand at this! Thank you for joining TTF and have a wonderful weekend!

Hi Debbie,I've been working on some Styrofoam balls and decoupaging them with coffee stained dictionary pages. They don't look half as good as your fruit. This is must try for me. Thanks so much for the tutorial.

Way to go! These look fantastic. I like to decoupage too, but I just use Elmer's glue and water (okay I'm cheap). Thanks for sharing. I'm following you around now, so stop by and visit. I love to meet new blog friends, Lori

They're so wonderful I made a post on my blog about it.Here's the link: http://petitepoohmonamour.blogspot.com/2012/01/cose-carine-di-persone-creative.htmlHope you will enjoy and thanks for sharing such beautiful things.HugsAretusa

Oh I just love your french pears.. Oh la la... something like that. I so enjoyed them. New eyes to see what I can decoupage these french inspired papers on. Thanks for sharing. So enjoyed your blog Debbie. Come by and see me if you get a chance. I am a new blogger. Would love your visit. Cindy

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